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twitter at sanjay gupta cnn. time now to get you a check of your top stories in the cnn newsroom. here in the cnn newsroom i m debra feyerick in today for don lemon. let s get you up to speed on the stories making headlines this hour. there he is. the republican candidate for vice president of the united states. mitt romney announced today wisconsin congressman paul ryan running along side him for the white house. the two are making their next official stop as ticket mates right now in virginia. we re live from manassas in just a minute. a few hours ago president obama landed in chicago to host a series of high dollar fundraisers. ticket price $40,000 to attend the president s fundraiser tomorrow at his hyde park home. the president s campaign took a quick jab at paul ryan today saying ryan supports tax cuts for the wealthy that will hurt the middle class. meanwhile, vice president joe biden called ryan today to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. for the se ....
good morning, everyone. i m in today for carol costello. we begin this morning with disturbing new attacks on american forces in afghanistan and the chilling effect they could have on brings the troops home. the latest ambush just hours ago. a man wearing an afghan military uniform shoots to death three americans in the volatile helmand province. according to reuters, the americans were killed by an afghan police commander and several of his officers. the afghan leader had invited the americans to dinner to discuss security. all three americans were members of special forces. the attack follows wednesday s suicide bombing that killed three u.s. soldiers and an american aid worker. the taliban is claiming reonsibility. chris warrens is at the pentagon. chris, these are troops that are helping in the transition. what are you learning? yeah, deb. our sources are now confirming that these three troops were part of a special forces mission to stabilize that village in helm ....
i m suzanne malveaux. america s largest bank opens its books. it ain t pretty. also the late joe paterno speaking out in the wake of the penn state sex scandal. the outcry over teen usa s olympic uniforms. why one lawmaker wants them burned. let s get straight to it. in london soccer star john kerry has been found not guilty of racially abusing an opponent. the two had an exchange of words in a match last october. ter dion eyed they were racially motivated. the world needs airline pilots believe it or not. one of the biggest commercial jet companies says in the next 20 years the air travel industry will need almost a half million more trained up pilots. boeing sums it up this way. the global economy is growing fast and airlines are expanding just as fast to support it. here is the problem. analysts are afraid the pilot shortage will mean trains will suffer and less qualified pilots will be hired. condoleezza rice has said over and over she has no interest in being ....
so the key now is to make sure there s strong followup, strong execution of the plans that have been put forward. as president and candidate for re-election in tough times mr. obama was crystal clear on the domino effect of that euro zone deal. if europe is weak, if europe is not grown as our largest trading partner that is going to impact our businesses and ability to create jobs here in the united states. a bit more positive news from the commerce department. it reported that the over all u.s. economy grew at an estimated annual rate of 2.5% in the third quarter. now that s hardly a robust rate yet it is nearly double the anemic growth back in the april, may, june quarter. can this rally be sustained? can we finally set aside worries of sliding back into recession? we begin with alison kosic live at the new york stock exchange tonight. was this rally all about europe? it was all about europe, john. the european debt deal is what wall street has been waiting ....
if we don t fix it more downgrades of our economy are coming. the president rolling out some changes to his tenth housing plan today in one of america s hardest hit cities, las vegas. if you meet certain requirements you will have the chance to refinance at lower rates which could save you hundreds of dollars a month and thousands of dollars a year on mortgage payments. in a nutshell the plan increases the number of home owners eligible to refinance. now the administration says it would allow more of the five to seven million under water home owners who are still current on their mortgage payments to refinance. the administration is pushing for a rate of about 4% for those refis. we had two key questions. one, will the plan increase housing prices? well the chief economist of real estate website zillow website told us, even if the plan is fully implemented and everything is perfect, prices of homes may not rise. that was not the answer we were hoping for. two, will ....